Release Notes
QLE2692 Network controller card is listed as QLogic
Corp 2700
Description: ESXi reports incorrect device name for QLogic 2692 Network controller card.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0.x and 14
th
generation PowerEdge servers
Solution: This issue can be ignored because there is no functionality loss.
Operating system reinstallation on top of an existing
ESXi installation on a BOSS device fails because of an
Invalid Partition table
Description:
Dell EMC 14th generation PowerEdge server congurations include a Boot Optimized Server Storage (BOSS)
device for OS boot. BOSS device supports two Intel M.2 devices that are congured as separate non-RAID drives
(PD1, PD2) or RAID 1 (VD). This conguration provides an option to have two physical disk (PD1, PD2) or RAID
1(VD) options, utilizing the two physical disks which are Intel M.2 devices.
On the rst installation of ESXi 6.0.x to a BOSS PD 1, OS initializes or formats the disk layout and works as
expected.
After ESXi 6.0.x is installed on a BOSS device, with ESXi 6.0.x installed on PD 1, if a customer creates a VD on top
of two physical disks (PD1, PD2), a subsequent reinstall (overwrite) of ESXi fails to reformat the disk layout.
Upgrades on top of the existing installation (using original non-RAID drive) works.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5 and 14
th
generation PowerEdge servers
Solution:
This is an expected behavior. The workaround is to delete the virtual disk (VD) and erase the physical disks
manually from HII (System BIOS > Device Settings > BOSS AHCI Conguration Utility > Erase Physical disks),
and then recreate the VD again. This workaround removes existing partition table and results in successful
installation.
NUMA related warning message is reported in
VMkernel logs when Dell Fault Resilient Memory is
enabled
Description:
When accessing the console of the ESX/ESXi host or VMkernel logs, a warning message is displayed similar to:
Significant imbalance between NUMA nodes detected.
Applies to: ESXi
Solution: This is a known issue. This issue occurs when the Dell Fault Resilient feature is enabled in the System BIOS. There
is no functionality impact and can be safely ignored. For more information, see VMware KB 1018754.
10 Issues and resolutions